Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.59/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$116.59

72 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$6.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.73

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	119.59	616	20
Medium and Large 2	439	116.75	513	35
Small 1-2	315	112.72	355	17thin

One grade step is worth $6.87/cwt here — about $261 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale72 hd

116.59

—

SC average5 barns · 399 hd

119.31

−2.73

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,613	81.24	1,311	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	60.50	882	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	57.96	735	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	911	47.36	431	12

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	133.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	131.25/cwt	125.00–135.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	140.53/cwt	137.50–145.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.50/cwt	125.00–137.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	104.99/cwt	102.50–107.50	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	123.35/cwt	122.00–127.50	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	123.07/cwt	120.00–125.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	123.72/cwt	122.50–125.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	123.95/cwt	123.00–125.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	110.00/cwt	108.00–110.50	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	119.74/cwt	115.00–125.00	442	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	245	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	288	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	111.36/cwt	105.00–120.00	415	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	276	113.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	312	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	316	113.66/cwt	111.00–115.00	359	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	142.70/cwt	140.00–144.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	128.00/cwt	126.00–132.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.59/cwt	135.00–136.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	929	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	454	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	287	128.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	368	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	123.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	464	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	880	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	493	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	800	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	704	629.88/cwt	525.00–680.00	4,434	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	543	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	637	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	598	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	58.98/cwt	55.00–63.00	425	4
Bulls	—	—	1,398	75.11/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,757	85.33/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,499	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	46.38/cwt	40.00–49.00	581	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	59.54/cwt	51.00–65.00	757	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	60.50/cwt	51.00–65.00	882	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	53.88/cwt	50.00–59.00	492	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	42.71/cwt	37.00–48.00	388	7

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Wed Feb 12, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 131Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 7Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	130.00–140.00	133.93
3	—	528	125.00–135.00	131.25
4	—	421	137.50–145.00	140.53
4	—	565	125.00–137.00	131.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	117.00–119.00	118.00
2	—	633	102.50–107.50	104.99
2	—	658	108.00–110.00	109.00
3	—	467	115.00–117.00	115.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	116.00	116.00
4	—	463	122.00–127.50	123.35
6	—	426	120.00–125.00	123.07
9	—	598	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	117.00	117.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	106.00	106.00
2	—	283	122.50–125.00	123.72
2	—	320	123.00–125.00	123.95
2	—	410	115.00–117.00	116.01
5	—	540	112.00	112.00
5	—	604	108.00–110.50	110.00
16	—	369	115.00–125.00	119.74
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
2	—	245	115.00–120.00	117.50
3	—	373	105.00–120.00	111.36
5	—	276	110.00–115.00	113.04
6	—	316	111.00–115.00	113.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
3	—	476	140.00–144.00	142.70
3	—	615	126.00–132.00	128.00
5	—	580	135.00–136.00	135.59
5	—	720	122.50	122.50
8	—	652	129.00	129.00
11	—	787	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
2	—	240	140.00–150.00	144.90
2	—	268	145.00	145.00
2	—	330	135.00–140.00	137.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
3	—	287	125.00–130.00	128.31
4	—	375	120.00–125.00	123.73
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	56.00	56.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	400.00	400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	704	525.00–680.00	629.88
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	57.50	57.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	72.50	72.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	720	55.00–63.00	58.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	72.00–78.00	75.11
3	—	1,757	80.00–88.00	85.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,252	40.00–49.00	46.38
44	—	1,271	51.00–65.00	59.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	51.00–65.00	60.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	913	50.00–59.00	53.88
7	—	909	37.00–48.00	42.71

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle